James Montague of the New York Times reports on Kosovo’s determination to have a recognized football team, despite not even being an official country, and their struggle for recognition by UEFA and FIFA.

Potential football players would include new Bayern Munich player Xherdan Shariqi, Granit Xhaka of Borussia Mönchengladbach and Valon Behrami from Napoli – all 3 players currently represent Switzerland. Albanian captain Lorik Cana has also indicated his support.